Durant knows Asik even if he can’t pronounce it

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Kevin Durant, going for a ball in front of Omer Asik, is certainly aware of the Rockets center. (Smiley N. Pool / Chronicle)

A day after Kevin Durant opted against trying to pronounce Omer Asik in the postgame press conference, the Rockets were not offended, but certain he knows all about their starting center.

“He knew his name,” forward Chandler Parsons said when asked about Durant not “knowing” Asik’s name. “That’s ridiculous. The guy has had two double-doubles in a row. He’s one of the best centers in the NBA. He knows his name. If he didn’t, he does now.”

To the Rockets, it did not matter if Durant did not say Asik’s name. He knew plenty about him.

“He’s a part of our team and he always has our back,” Francisco Garcia said. “He was there when (Durant) was driving to the basket and block shots, challenge shots and make it difficult for him.”